links for 2008-12-17
Layoffs Now Main Factor in Foreclosures | Crooks and Liars Fine, bail out GM. But, short timelines to figure out how to be profitable AND they can't go union busting. (tags: economy foreclosures layoffs)
Layoffs Now Main Factor in Foreclosures | Crooks and Liars Fine, bail out GM. But, short timelines to figure out how to be profitable AND they can't go union busting. (tags: economy foreclosures layoffs)
With the release of The Dark Knight and my complete nerdiness over the movie, I purchased the 2-Disc edition when it was released yesterday. To my surprise, it included a free digital copy (ala iTunes) along with the DVD version. This is my first digital movie as, frankly, I didn’t see the point in buying […]
I fell out of Metallica’s sway a while ago, giving up around Garage, Inc. But, as I09 said in their post today, “I am officially in love with Metallica again.” Well, at least for today. This video is fantastic. Listening to the song without the video, it’s still a pretty decent song, but the video […]
The Agile Disease « Luke Halliwell’s Weblog (tags: programming projectmanagement software) http://www.lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2006/11/samurize-workspace.php Embed text on your desktop (tags: freeware hacking desktop)
Methane bursts from frozen tundra : Nature News “In those months, Christensen and his colleagues measured cumulative emissions as large as those recorded over the summer – with peak rates at some collection points higher than had ever been seen in tundra… “I would have predicted the exact opposite finding,” says Merritt Turetsky, a tundra […]
*Facepalm* Apparently, they didn’t learn nearly as much as they could have last time. The fact that Wagoner didn’t drive one from Detroit, but apparently had it shipped to Washington in order to drive the last few miles, may be an indication that the Volt program has a long was to go to keep its […]
Yes, I’m years behind the curve, but I finally got an iPhone. I am, of course, completely geeking out, transferring apps and music like mad. Surprisingly, we bought our new phones at Best Buy and had an excellent experience. The sales person there (sorry man, forgot your name) was great: friendly, tolerated a lot of […]
I think we often discount the effect of the Poached-Egg Conservative. When will someone cater to this forgotten line of voters? Click to enlarge Wonder how much Paul Simon/Paul Simon confusion led to Graceland showing up here as well? Ain’t data mining entertaining?
Inspired by the Turbaconducken, my first attempt at a bacon-wrapped turkey. Ready to bake The cooked bird Another hero shot Lessons learned: thicker bacon, lower temp (baked this at 325), better covering of the bird to preserve moisture (or add liquid to oven). Overall, not a bad first attempt; even J– liked it (or so […]
Christians AGAINST Cartoons! This HAS to be a joke. Right? RIGHT? (tags: idiocy fun Christian) YouTube – Iranian Scholar: Tom & Jerry is a Jewish Conspiracy Mmmm, that's some good crazy (tags: idiocy video) Netherlandish Proverbs A painting depicting literal scenes of old Dutch proverbs. Many proverbs have been absorbed into English. (tags: painting brueghel […]